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Photo by Steve Gilbert From Focus:
Precursor
Cells Follow Different Paths to Same Cell Fate
How do developing cells emerge from the thicket of genetic possibilities to become
cells of a particular type? HMS researcher Sui Huang and his colleagues have
provided the first experimental confirmation that a developing cell is guided
by the stability-seeking behavior of its entire network of genes and proteins.
In the study, precursor cells became differentiated neutrophils via two different
genetic routes. The finding contrasts with the common view that development is
the result of the turning on and off of a specific sequence of genes that essentially
instructs the cell what to become.
Upcoming
The Lawrence Lader Lecture on Family Planning and Reproductive Rights:
Facing a Future Without Roe
Kate Michelman
NARAL Pro-Choice America
Tuesday, April 26
4:00–6:00 pm
Lab Works
A multimedia site featuring Harvard Medical research.
StudenTalk
Personal takes on issues inside and outside the classroom.
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Spotlight
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Young
Scientists Compete for Regional Honors
John Zeqi Luo took the top prize in a regional high school science
competition that was held at HMS and sponsored by the School’s Minority
Faculty Development Program.
Student Scene
Photo by Jeff Cleary
Global Gag Rule Hinders Reproductive
Health in Peru
By withholding foreign aid from organizations that even discuss abortion with
clients, the United States may be contributing to the morbidity and mortality
of illegal, clandestine abortions, argues Tarayn Grizzard. |
